It may seem odd, but this snake which is named after
a woman's shoe, is responsible for more body mutilations than any other
snake in Africa. What makes this reptile so dangerous? For one
thing, it has the longest fangs of any snake species (in ratio to its head
at least) and these fangs are not hinged like a regular snake.
Rather, they are pointed backwards. This gives the Stiletto Snake a
distinct advantage in that it does not have to open its mouth to deliver a
venomous bite, but rather it stabs its victims by trashing its head from
side to side.

This means that the snake can literally bite
something behind its head and that it is impossible to hold like a normal
snake. To top things off, the Stiletto Snake preys on mammals like
mice and other small rodents and therefore, its venom is specially
designed to break down and digest mammalian muscles and bones. There
is no anti-venom.